Tissue Online North America is proud to welcome Mike Walkenhorst as its newest columnist

Mike Walkenhorst is an accomplished executive with more than 20 years of experience leading high-performance teams across the packaging and facility solutions industries. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Facility Solutions at Veritiv Corporation, where he was responsible for strategy, commercial growth, and supplier partnerships across North America. In that role, he contributed to accelerating business growth by focusing on innovation, vertical specialization, sustainability, and supply chain efficiency.

Throughout his career at Veritiv, Walkenhorst held progressive leadership positions overseeing Operations and Supply Chain, Category Management, as well as the company’s International businesses. He also successfully led commercial teams within both xpedx and Veritiv, demonstrating a strong ability to deliver results in both growth and turnaround scenarios.

Widely recognized for his strategic mindset, collaborative leadership style, and operational execution across complex organizations, Walkenhorst holds an MBA from the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife and their six children.

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